COST/BENEFIT TRADEOFFS FOR REDUCING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THE COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. VOLUME 2: MARKET AND ECONOMIC ANALYSES

The impact of the most promising fuel conserving options on fuel consumption, passenger demand, operating costs, and airline profits when implemented into the U.S. domestic and international airline fleets is assessed. The potential fuel savings achievable in the U.S. scheduled air transportation system over the forecast period, 1973-1990, are estimated.

• Corporate Authors:

  Douglas Aircraft Company, Incorporated

  3855 Lakewood Boulevard
  Long Beach, CA  United States  90801
• Authors:
  • Vanabkoude, J C
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 374 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Aircraft fuels; Aircraft operations; Airlines; Benefit cost analysis; Civil aircraft; Civil aviation; Cost effectiveness; Economic analysis; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Fuel consumption; Graphs; Market research; Operating costs; Policy; Profits; Tables (Data); Travel demand
• Old TRIS Terms: Airline operations; Graphs charts
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Energy; Environment; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166217
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-137924 Final Rpt., MDC-J7340-V-2
• Contract Numbers: NAS2-8618
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1978 12:00AM